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Jackie Hudson, Franchise Parter Hampshire East, joined ourHRpeople in 2020 as our first Franchise Partner – and using our tools, techniques, Resource Library, and ongoing support, together with her drive, persistence, high level of professionalism...
New employment laws that strengthen the existing law related to pregnancy, maternity leave and other family leave have recently received Royal assent.
In a recent judgment, the Tribunal awarded a substantial £357,000 to a 22-year-old trainee Project Supervisor from the National Grid, for 26 acts of sexual harassment and 8 acts of victimisation at the hands of her manager, who was also her mentor.
Not every infringement of the EU GDPR automatically grants data subjects the right to compensation under Article 82. That is the key takeaway of a decision dated 4 May 2023 of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (Österreichische Post case, C-300/21).
A case on manifestation of religion and belief in the workplace has recently concluded in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). The Claimant in this case, Mrs Higgs, was a school administrator and work experience manager at a secondary school with academy status in Gloucestershire. She was dismissed from the school after some of her social media posts on Facebook relating to relationship education in schools and religion led to complaints from parents.
The new law makes it unlawful for an employer to withhold tips, gratuities, and service charges (‘tips’) that are paid by its customers and requires employers to allocate tips to their hospitality and leisure workers in a fair and transparent manner.
More than 200 companies have been named by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for failing to pay the minimum wage. They include WH Smith Retail Holdings Ltd which failed to pay over £1 million to 17,607 workers and Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd for failing to pay £903,307 to 7916 workers.
An IT worker who has been on sick leave since 2008 sued IBM for not giving him a pay raise during the time he was off work. But an employment judge struck down the case, saying the claims did not amount to disability discrimination and that, if anything, the worker had received more favorable treatment, according to a ruling published last month.